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ExxonMobil Misses Forecasts Despite Four-Year Profit High

Jul 31, 2026

ExxonMobil missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday, despite notching its biggest quarterly profit in four years amid higher oil prices and improved refining margins driven by the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Adjusted earnings rose 67% from the first quarter to $14…

Fugro Forecasts Offshore Wind Recovery Outlook Delay to 2027

Jul 31, 2026

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday the offshore wind downturn has yet to bottom out and that a recovery was not expected before 2027, sending its shares down around 10%.The company said uncertainty remained high due to weak…

France Selects Five Ports for $300M Floating Wind Investment

Jul 31, 2026

France has selected five ports to receive nearly $300 million (€260 million) in funding under the France 2030 investment program to support infrastructure upgrades for the country's floating offshore wind industry.The projects, located at the ports of Cherbourg…

Petrobras Extends Contracts for DOF-TechnipFMC PLSV Duo

Jul 31, 2026

DOF Group has secured long-term contract extensions with Petrobras for the Skandi Buzios and Skandi Recife pipelay support vessels (PLSVs), extending both contracts into January 2028.Following negotiations with Petrobras, Skandi Buzios was awarded a 516-day extension…

Shell Agrees $720M Sale of Cyprus Gas Unit to MOL Group

Jul 31, 2026

Shell has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary BG Cyprus to MOL Group for up to $720 million, giving the Hungarian energy company a 35% stake in Cyprus' Aphrodite offshore gas field.The transaction, which is subject to customary adjustments…

BP Puts North Sea Business Up for Sale

Jul 31, 2026

BP has launched a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale as part of its ongoing portfolio review.The company said the decision reflects its disciplined approach to capital allocation and forms part of its strategy to create a simpler…

DOF Group Awarded Two AHTS Vessel Contracts

Jul 30, 2026

DOF Group ASA has been awarded firm contracts with a duration of more than 1 year and expected commencement in Q1 of 2027 for two of its AHTS vessels. The expected value of each contract is Significant, which DOF defines as contracts with value between USD$15 and 25 million.

Rosenxt Acquires Zupt LLC

Jul 30, 2026

Rosenxt Holding USA LLC, part of the Rosenxt Group, announced the acquisition of Zupt LLC, a Houston-based specialist in subsea metrology, advanced 3D subsea inspection, offshore survey engineering along with and technologies supporting renewable offshore installations…

EU Extends Saipem, Subsea 7 Deadline

Jul 30, 2026

EU antitrust regulators have extended their deadline on whether to clear Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 by about three weeks, according to a European Commission filing.The Commission, which acts as the EU competition enforcer…

EnZed Gets New Zealand’s First Offshore Exploration Permit After Ban Reversal

Jul 30, 2026

New Zealand has awarded its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, granting EnZed Energy rights to explore a prospect in the offshore Taranaki Basin.The 12-year petroleum exploration permit…

First Transition Pieces Head to Nordlicht Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 30, 2026

CS Wind has delivered the first transition pieces for Vattenfall's Nordlicht offshore wind project, marking the start of shipments to what is set to become Germany's largest offshore wind development.The transition pieces were loaded out from…

Shearwater Secures CCS Survey Contract Offshore Australia

Jul 30, 2026

Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract to conduct a 3D seismic survey to support appraisal of carbon storage potential in the Bonaparte Basin offshore northern Australia.The survey is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2026…

FPSO for Azule Energy’s Angola Offshore Field Starts Taking Shape in China

Jul 30, 2026

Azule Energy, jointly owned by Eni and BP, has started construction of the topside process modules for the Greater PAJ floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, with the first steel cutting ceremony held at Haiyang CIMC Raffles' Haiyang yard in China…

Egypt Confirms Drone Hit Damietta Gas Vessels

Jul 30, 2026

A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian cabinet said on Thursday, confirming for the first time that the blaze which erupted a day earlier was the result of an attack rather than an accident…

BP Starts Up Atlantis Expansion Project in US Gulf of America

Jul 30, 2026

BP has started production from its Atlantis Major Facility Expansion project in the U.S. Gulf of America, adding new water injection capacity to boost oil recovery and extend the life of one of the company's flagship offshore assets.The project adds two new subsea water injection wells…

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